| Coptotriche alavelona | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tischeriidae |
| Genus: | Coptotriche |
| Species: | C. alavelona |
| Binomial name | |
| Coptotriche alavelona Lees & Stonis, 2007 | |
Coptotriche alavelona is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It is found on Madagascar. The specific name alavelona is Malagasy for "living forest" and refers to "astonishing biodiversity" of Madagascar tropical primary forest.
The holotype was collected in a high-elevation tropical moist forest. The wingspan is 6.7 mm (0.26 in).
References
- ^ Lees, David C.; Stonis, Jonas R. (2007). "The first record of Tischeriidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera) from Madagascar, with description of Coptotriche alavelona sp. n. and an updated distributional checklist of Afrotropical Tischeriidae". Zootaxa. 1645 (1): 35–45. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.1645.1.3.
- "Coptotriche alavelona Lees & Stonis, 2007". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.302. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2024). "Coptotriche alavelona Lees & Stonis, 2007". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
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| Coptotriche alavelona |
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